Season 2

2002 · 6 episodes · 2h 22m in all · 7.5/10

In season two, Bernard is convinced the Manny is mad; Manny worries about the reliability of his magic hot water bottle and uses his underworld connections to help find Fran a job. Fran struggles to find her inner karma in-between trying to find her cigarettes and making excuses to have another drink. Under the constant threat from the nasty, unfeeling outside world, Bernard, Manny and Fran attempt to maintain the heaven of the bookshop even as their own relentless stupidity pushes them towards mayhem.

1. The Entertainer
1 Mar 2002 · 24 min · 7.9/10
Fran decides to take up piano lessons with a very prominent teacher, however all doesn't go to plan and she ends up having to ask Manni for a favour. Meanwhile Bernard asks a girl out and once again Manni is called upon for a favour.
2. Fever
8 Mar 2002 · 24 min · 7.7/10
On a scorching hot day, Manni tries to maintain his body temperature so it doesn't go over 88 degrees; Fran has problems with a new neighbour, and Bernard tries to find an appropriate "summer girl".
3. The Fixer
15 Mar 2002 · 23 min · 7.4/10
Bernard and Manni have to deal with a gangster turned writer who plans to hold a reading of his autobiography at the book shop, however he can't read. Meanwhile Fran gets an office job where she isn't quite sure what she is meant to be doing.
4. Blood
22 Mar 2002 · 23 min · 7.2/10
Manni and Bernard try to keep up with modern book shops and in doing so Manni helps Fran get over her boredom by encouraging her to look up her family tree.
5. Hello Sun
29 Mar 2002 · 24 min · 7.4/10
Fran tries to cleanse her lifestyle by taking up yoga and going on a radical diet, while Bernard and Manni receive some books on Freud and their lives descend into his famous theories.
6. A Nice Change
5 Apr 2002 · 24 min · 7.1/10
When construction starts next door to the shop, Manni, Bernard and Fran try to decide what to do while it continues.